telecommunications industry

Doing thorough due diligence, being consistent in negotiating principles, and treating similarly placed parties in similar ways are all sound means of minimizing the risk that a licensor’s offer will be found to be inconsistent with that party’s FRAND obligations.

Companies’ patent litigation costs continue to rise, and the number of patent suits filed each year continues to grow, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) annual study on patent litigation, which suggests such litigation will play an increasingly important role in shaping companies’ bottom lines.